Highlights

  • New potential additions include exclusive skins, maps, and customizable items to entice players.
  • Data miner hints at upcoming operation with rewards, including pets and interactive animations.

A leaker has found data that signals plenty of potential upcoming Counter-Strike 2 changes. Counter-Strike 2 launched in September 2023, and reception for the follow-up has been mixed. Some players have been hesitant about shifting over to Counter-Strike 2, expressing the sentiment that the first Counter-Strike is a tough game to follow up, although consistent and meaningful updates could likely bring more players in.

Although Counter-Strike 2 has a large player base, the game still appears to be in its early stages. As new Counter-Strike 2 players try the game out, many fans have been adjusting to the changes from the first release. In January 2024, Valve officially ended support for the first Counter-Strike. It appears that the developers are not only entirely ready to move on from the first release, but want to incentivize players to try out the new one.

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A video by popular Counter-Strike 2 content creator Gabe Follower covers an array of new potential additions coming to the game based on data mining. The last Counter-Strike 2 update was more focused on quality-of-life changes, but here, Gabe Follower signals the likelihood of an upcoming operation that will introduce new rewards and missions. These rewards may include the introduction of brand-new items to the game, including keychains that can be attached to weapons, customizable clothes, and pets. Additionally, the update is rumored to include a case that will contain exclusive skins. That's not all, though.

Data Miner Discusses CS2 Updates

In addition to all the rumored additions, Gabe Follower appears to have found plenty of data that suggests the presence of new maps named Thera, Memento (Wingman), Assembly, Pool Day, and Mills. There are plenty of maps in Counter-Strike 2, but some fans are most excited about having even more. In his video, Gabe Follower notes that developers aren't particularly interested in hiding this data, showing screenshots of Steam Workshop pages for each of these maps with several screenshots. Although some of the pages have existed as far back as November 2023, there is an influx of new user comments on each, indicating the recent attention.

Gabe Follower also notes the presence of new animations in Counter-Strike 2, that show the player interacting with chickens, doing things like picking them up and even squeezing them. The chicken is suggested to be a placeholder for an object file that refers to the animals as pets. The full purpose of pets is unknown, but Gabe Follower describes them as a cosmetic item and throws around a guess that the animals may follow players around on the map. Although gamers already have a pool of existing cosmetics in Counter-Strike 2, some are excited about the potential for more, in addition to the wealth of other potential updates.